Posthaste: Canada’s industrial heartland is bleeding jobs

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“Goods-producing sectors employ a disproportionately high share of late career-aged workers, making them particularly vulnerable to current economic headwinds,” she said.

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Angus Reid Institute

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Canadians still have their elbows up, according to an Angus Reid Institute poll on how trade negotiations with the United States should be handled.

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Three in five Canadians said the country should take a “hard approach” in trade talks, while just 37 per cent prefer the “soft” approach, as today’s chart shows.

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More Canadians than not were willing to dump the digital services tax, saying the duty, that was axed after talks stalled, was a non-starter for a deal.

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But they have stronger feelings about supply management, with half of Canadians saying Mark Carney’s team should stand firm on this one, even if it means retaliation. Thirty-five per cent would put it on the table as a last resort and just 15 per cent would offer to end quotas and price controls.

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Financial Post

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At 66, Douglas is getting mixed messages from advisers. His financial adviser wants him to leave the money he has in his registered accounts to grow while his accountant says it is time to start drawing down those funds to minimize tax. Family Finance has some suggestions that would allow Douglas to withdraw an extra $4,500 a year and save on taxes, but he has to wait two years. Find out more

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Send us your summer job search stories

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Recently, we published a feature on the death of the summer job as student unemployment reaches crisis levels. We want to hear directly from Canadians aged 15-24 about their summer job search.

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Send us your story, in 50-100 words, and we’ll publish the best submissions in an upcoming edition of the Financial Post.

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You can submit your story by email to [email protected] under the subject heading “Summer job stories.” Please include your name, your age, the city and province where you reside, and a phone number to reach you.

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McLister on mortgages

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Want to learn more about mortgages? Mortgage strategist Robert McLister’s Financial Post column can help navigate the complex sector, from the latest trends to financing opportunities you won’t want to miss. Plus check his mortgage rate page for Canada’s lowest national mortgage rates, updated daily.

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Today’s Posthaste was written by Pamela Heaven with additional reporting from Financial Post staff, The Canadian Press and Bloomberg.

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